Les Misérables (The Complete Symphonic Recording)[825646943951]

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Catalogue No: MIZCD1E

'I Dreamed A Dream' – sung here by Debbie Byrne – was the focus of intense media interest in 2009 following Susan Boyle's performance on Simon Cowell's UK TV talent show 'Britain's Got Talent' (see below), which gave this song a new lease of life in the singles and album charts.

The Complete Symphonic Recording was originally intended to be a cast recording of the Australian (Sydney) company, but that project was later abandoned in favour of an international venture including performers from the Australian, London, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo productions, accompanied by the 72-member London Philarmonia Orchestra. One peculiar aspect of the CSR is that the cast never really met in a single recording studio: the instrumental tracks, recorded in Wembley and Nashville, were later shipped to Sydney and Los Angeles, where the different singers added their own numbers.

Recorded at CTS Studios, Wembley (UK), Studio Eleven Eleven, Nashville (US) & Rhinoceros Studio, Sydney (AUS) between August and October 1988Mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles (US)

Susan Boyle (born 1961)[1] is a Scottish[2] amateur singer and church volunteer who came to public attention on 11 April 2009,[3] when she appeared as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent.[4] Boyle found fame when she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables in the competition's first round.[5]

Before she sang, both the audience and the judges appeared to express scepticism based on her unpolished appearance. In contrast, her vocal performance was so well received that she has been dubbed "The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell."[6] She received a standing ovation from the live audience, garnering yes-votes from Cowell and Amanda Holden, and the "biggest yes I have ever given anybody" from Piers Morgan.[7] The audition was recorded in January 2009 at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland,[8] and was first broadcast on Saturday, 11 April 2009 in Britain.

The juxtaposition of the reception to her voice with the audience's first impression of her triggered global interest. Articles about her appeared in newspapers all over the world, while the numbers who watched videos of her audition set an online record.[9] By 20 April 2009, a mere 9 days after her televised debut, viral videos of her audition, subsequent interviews of her, and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River" had been viewed over 100 million times on the Internet.[10] The clip is expected to pass the record for an online video of 120 million views in a matter of days.[11] Cowell is reported to be setting up a contract with Boyle with his Syco Music company label, a subsidiary of Sony Music.[12]

Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of the Les Misérables musical, also praised the performance, stating: "Just like the judges and audience, I was gob-smacked by the emotional powerhouse performance of Susan Boyle's show-stopping rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream". Vocally, it is one of the best versions of the song I've ever heard - touching, thrilling and uplifting. I do hope she gets to sing it for the Queen."ť[13]

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1. Prologue 2. Valjean's Soliloquy (What Have I Done?) 3. At the End of the Day 4. I Dreamed a Dream 5. Lovely Ladies 6. Fantine's Arrest 7. The Runaway Cart 8. Who Am I? – The Trial 9. Fantine's Death 10. The Confrontation 11. Castle On a Cloud 12. Master of the House 13. The Bargain – The Waltz of Treachery 14. Look Down 15. The Robbery – Javert's Intervention (Another Brawl) 16. Stars 17. Eponine's Errand 18. The ABC Café – Red and Black 19. Do You Hear the People Sing? 20. Rue Plumet – In My Life 21. A Heart Full of Love 22. The Attack On Rue Plumet 23. One Day More! 24. At the Barricade (Upon These Stones) 25. On My Own 26. Building the Barricade 27. Javert's Arrival 28. Little People 29. A Little Fall of Rain 30. Night of Anguish 31. First Attack 32. Drink With Me 33. Bring Him Home 34. Dawn of Anguish 35. The Second Attack (Death of Gavroche) 36. The Final Battle 37. The Sewers  Dog Eats Dog 38. Javert's Suicide 39. Turning 40. Empty Chairs At Empty Tables 41. Every Day (Marius and Cosette) 42. Valjean's Confession 43. The Wedding Chorale – Beggars At the Feast 44. Epilogue (Finale)